Electrifying Lebanese-Canadian drummer, Sanah Kadoura has performed and toured the world with masters of the music as well as up and comers. Living in New York City for the last 10 years, Sanah has produced, recorded or shared the stage with the legendary Kirk Lighstey (Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Chet Baker), Philip Harper (Art Blakey), Ed Cherry (Dizzy Gillespie) Mark Whitfield (Herbie Hancock), Jon Baptiste, Joe Locke, Nicholas Payton, Frank Lacy (The Jazz Messengers), Mike Stern, Pat Bianchi, Joel Frahm,
Roy Hargrove, Jeremy Pelt, Johnny O’Neal, Marquis Hill, Jazzmeia Horn, Ronnie Foster, among many others.
Her recent album Hawk Eyes is available on all platforms.
As a member of the Canadian All-Star group Ostara, Sanah recorded drums on their debut album, releasing in 2022. “Rise,” a composition of hers, will also be featured on the album.
Along with performing, Sanah composed all the music on her debut album Hawk Eyes, which featured James Genus (Herbie Hancock, SNL), Mark Whitfield (Herbie Hancock, Chris Botti), Jeremy Pelt (Al Foster, Louis Hayes), Tivon Pennicott (Gregory Porter), Willerm Delisfort (Lauryn Hill, T-Pain), and Elyum Basaldi.
Downbeat Magazine and Jazz Times Magazine featured Sanah in full page articles for her debut album Hawk Eyes. Sanah co-produced Nicholas Payton’s recent single release “Sounds Like A Memory”
Sanah holds a Diploma of Jazz Studies from Mont Royal University in Calgary, a Bachelors of Jazz Studies from St. Francis Xavier, and a Masters of Music in Jazz Drumset Performance from SUNY Purchase NY NY
In addition to two of Canada’s standout young superstars (Virginia MacDonald and Andrew Stewart), this show will feature a very special guest from New York City, Willerm Delisfort. Willerm has performed with a ‘who’s who’ in the jazz world (with prizes and accolades to match). His versatility in the music world extends to jazz, rap, soul, fusion and musical theatre, making him a uniquely expressive voice in the world of jazz.
Personnel:
Virginia MacDonald – Clarinet
Andrew Stewart – Bass
Willerm Delisfort – Piano (NYC)
Sanah Kadoura – Drums & Compositions (NYC)
Check out:
“Drum Solo @ Smalls Jazz Club with Joel Frahm”
“Jokers Eyes”-Sanah Kadoura Quartet @ Smalls Jazz Club
This performance is sponsored by DIVA INTERNATIONAL, makers of the Diva Cup, for the” Women in Jazz Series”
